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Ranking the most intriguing position battles for the Oregon Ducks this spring With spring football just days away for Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks, we’ve been breaking down the entire roster over the past week, from position previews to depth chart projections for both the offenseand defense. Now we want to look at some of the potential position battles that will take place over the next several weeks as players jockey for position on the depth chart. You may hear “position battles” and think that we’re only talking about guys who are vying for spots on the starting lineup, but there are a number of really intriguing competitions for spots on the second team, or even the third-string in Eugene as well. Whether it’s redshirt freshman going up against upper-classmen, or an incoming true freshman working to establish an early spot in the rotation, the next several weeks of football will be fascinating to watch as we get an early idea of who stands where on the depth chart. Here’s our ranking of the most intriguing position competitions to watch in Eugene this spring: Oregon Football: Position battles we expect to play out this spring DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Ranking the most intriguing position battles that we expect to play out over the next month for the Oregon Ducks during spring practice.

With name, image, and likeness currently altering the landscape of college sports, it seems that each week brings a news item that we haven’t experienced before, whether it be in basketball or football. The latest news that came out this week is that a new in-season tournament could be coming to college basketball, which will potentially offer up to $2 million in NIL deals to participating teams. The first news of this in-season tournament was reported by Front Office Sports. According to On3, the Oregon Ducks are one of the teams who have been in talks of participating in this tournament, along with big-name schools like Alabama, Duke, Kansas, Syracuse, and Virginia, among others. The tournament is reportedly going to be held in Las Vegas at MGM Arena over Thanksgiving weekend, starting in 2024. Oregon Basketball: Ducks reportedly in talks for in-season tournament DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks are reportedly one of several teams in talks about participating in an in-season basketball tournament in 2024.

“Oregon is such a unique program,” Russo told Staples. “I use that word like I think I think definitionally correct, right? I don’t think Oregon has another true comp in that it was a program for years and years with zero — like Oregon had no history. … They just didn’t have a whole lot of nationally significant victories and success on a national level. And then all of a sudden they become a rocket ship, where they are now a national program that plays for big national championships. Not just championships but in big, national things, right? "I think that's happened now long enough that they have established essentially we're looking at 30 years of this at Oregon....We have an entire generation or so of college football fans that have grown up with Oregon being a big thing. So I think that lasts. There's a tail on that nd that will linger on for probably another 20 or 30 years, even if Oregon were to hit the skids a bit." Explaining Why Oregon Will Always Remain A Big-name Brand In College Football | 03.07.24 CDN.JWPLAYER.COM

Rece Davis Shakes Up College Football With Radical 16-Team Playoff Vision – Championship Landscape Set for Dramatic Expansion! “Since we have expanded beyond the very small playoff, I would prefer just going ahead and going to 16, playing the first two rounds on campus, and eliminating conference championship games,” Davis said. “Now, along with that, each of these mega conferences — and the others too, if they wanted to — would play 10-game schedules in-conference and then not required but strongly encouraged to play another power team from the outside. Whether that’s crossover SEC/Big Ten or ACC, Big 12, whatever. You can play two if you want to, but definitely play at least one of your non-conference games like that.” Rece Davis Shakes Up College Football With Radical 16-Team Playoff Vision – Championship Landscape Set for Dramatic Expansion! FANRECAP.COM The 12-team College Football Playoff will officially begin this upcoming season, and discussions on expanding beyond twelve teams have already begun. Last week, reports began to surface of a 14-team playoff starting in 2026, with...

Report: College Football Playoff weighing new revenue model that would favor Big Ten, SEC The Big Ten and SEC are continuing to push to elevate themselves above the rest of the leagues in College Football Playoff format negotiations. The latest turn, according toYahoo Sports‘ Ross Dellenger, is a push to get a bigger stake in the revenue. The Big Ten and SEC are reportedly seeking to split 58% of the base revenue, while the Big 12 and ACC would be given 32% to share. That leaves 10% left for Notre Dame and the rest of the conferences. Under current CFP models, the Power 5 — soon four — conferences shares 80% of the base revenue relatively evenly. In the new financial distribution, Dellenger estimated that the Big Ten and SEC would make something in the ballpark of $750 million combined annually, with around $450 million for the Big 12 and ACC and around $115 million for Notre Dame and the remaining teams. The four-team CFP paid out around $460 million, annually, in total across all the leagues. With a new, 12-team model set to pay out $1.3 billion from ESPN for the broadcast rights, leagues and teams would still likely end up making much more in revenue, even if it’s a smaller proportion. Report: College Football Playoff weighing new revenue model that would favor Big Ten, SEC WWW.ON3.COM The new CFP has become a thicket of issues, fueled by the two biggest bullies on the block making demands in concert. College Football Playoff negotiations move to more at-large teams amid outcry over Big Ten, SEC automatic byes The Big Ten and SEC had asked to be guaranteed first-round byes under an expanded 14-team format College Football Playoff negotiations move to more at-large teams amid outcry over Big Ten, SEC automatic byes - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The Big Ten and SEC had asked to be guaranteed first-round byes under an expanded 14-team format

Five under-the-radar Ducks who could have big springs Here are five Ducks who most fans aren't talking about who could use spring as a springboard to a bigger role in fall. Spring football opens in less than a week. Each year I like to identify a handful of players who I believe are outside of the realm of most average Duck football conversations but who I believe are capable of entering them with a strong spring and subsequent offseason. I'm choosing from players who have yet to become regular starters during their college careers. For some that seems unlikely to change in 2024, but my sense is that these five are each capable of becoming much more widely known. I am not considering any newcomers for this exercise, as the focus is on players who have been on the team, but have yet to really pop. Five under-the-radar Ducks who could have big springs 247SPORTS.COM Here are five Ducks who most fans aren't talking about who could use spring as a springboard to a bigger role in fall.

The Oregon men's basketball program will look to close out the regular season with a win and some positive momentum heading into next week's Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas. Saturday the Ducks will host Senior Day when they play the Utah Utes at 4 PM. LIVE UPDATES: Oregon hosts Utah on Senior Day 247SPORTS.COM Oregon will close out the regular season with a game against Utah on Senior Day.

Projecting the Ducks' offensive depth chart ahead of Oregon's spring season The Oregon Ducks are less than a week away from getting their spring season off and running, with the first practice of the year taking place on Thursday, March 14. There is a bit more anticipation for this spring season than we’ve seen in a few years, largely because of the sheer number of new players on the roster, both coming to Eugene via the transfer portal and as incoming high school recruits. While a lot of the attention early on is going to be focused on Dillon Gabriel and Dante Moore, it will be important to watch as the roster takes shape across the entire offense with the Ducks preparing for their first season in the Big Ten Conference, vying for a spot in the newly expanded College Football Playoff. Over the last week, we’ve started our position breakdowns for the Oregon roster, and now we want to wrap things up with a projection of what the 2-deep depth chart will look like for the Ducks this spring. We will revisit this after Oregon wraps up the spring season with the Spring Game at the end of April. Oregon Football: Projecting the offensive depth chart before spring DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Projecting the Oregon Ducks’ offensive two-deep depth chart ahead of the start of spring practices and the annual spring game.

Projecting the Ducks' defensive depth chart ahead of Oregon's spring season The Oregon Ducks are less than a week away from getting their spring season off and running, with the first practice of the year taking place on Thursday, March 14. There is a bit more anticipation for this spring season than we’ve seen in a few years, largely because of the sheer number of new players on the roster, both coming to Eugene via the transfer portal and as incoming high school recruits. While a lot of the attention early on is going to be focused on Jabbar Muhammad and Ja’Maree Caldwell, among others, it will be important to watch as the roster takes shape across the entire defense with the Ducks preparing for their first season in the Big Ten Conference, vying for a spot in the newly expanded College Football Playoff. Over the last week, we’ve started our position breakdowns for the Oregon roster on the offensive side, and we will continue to break down the defense this coming week. We want to kick that off with a projection of what the 2-deep depth chart will look like for the Ducks this spring. We will revisit this after Oregon wraps up the spring season with the Spring Game at the end of April. Oregon Football: Projecting the defensive depth chart before spring DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Projecting the Oregon Ducks’ defensive two-deep depth chart ahead of the start of spring practices and the annual spring game.

Oregon WR Commit Dallas Wilson Regains Five-Star Status One of Oregon's top commitments in the 2025 recruiting class is continuing to see his stock rise. On Thursday, Tampa (Fla.) Bay Tech wide receiver Dallas Wilson earned five-star status in the updated 247Sports Composite ratings. https://www.bnd.com/sports/college/article286453400.html#storylink=rss

So it should come as no surprise that the top 24 names on the board to win the Heisman Trophy in 2024 are quarterbacks. At DraftKings, Georgia’s Carson Beck and Texas’ Quinn Ewers are currently the co-favorites, with +900 odds each. If you’re itching to place a spring wager on the Heisman Trophy, here’s who I’d back. Betting Stuff: 4 players worth backing to win the Heisman Trophy in 2024 SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Here are 4 players with Heisman Trophy value in 2024.

Not all fans agree with Josh Pate's perfect conferences. When it comes to college sports, many fans say they've been put off by the massive amounts of college realignment in recent years. Geographical affiliation and travel no longer seems to be a concern, as schools from California and Texas are set to join the ACC. Former Pac-12 teams will head to the Big Ten, and the SEC is adding a team that is not in the South nor in the Eastern part of the United States. One college football commentator has attempted to solve the problem by putting together a list of what he feels would be the "perfect" conferences. CBS Sports' Josh Pate put together seven conferences and a list of independents, and college football fans are debating whether his choices were correct. https://thespun.com/college-football/college-football-fans-debating-perfect-conferences-list

Five freshmen who hardly played in 2023 who could be big in 2024 Here's a list of freshman who carried small roles in 2023 who are capable of becoming major players for the Ducks in 2024. Five freshmen who hardly played in 2023 who could be big in 2024 247SPORTS.COM Here's a list of freshman who carried small roles in 2023 who are capable of becoming major players for the Ducks in 2024.

Defensive position battles worth tracking during spring practice Here are my thoughts on the most important defensive position battles worth tracking heading into spring practice. Defensive position battles worth tracking during spring practice 247SPORTS.COM Here are my thoughts on the most important defensive position battles worth tracking heading into spring practice.

No. 1 wide receiver in 2026 class schedules visit to Oregon this spring Oregon Recruiting: No. 1 wide receiver in 2026 class to visit Oregon DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks are expected to host 5-star wide receiver Chris Henry this spring, the No. 1 WR in the 2026 class.

Spring Position Preview: Elite tackles return with reinforcements in the middle Oregon Football: Spring Offensive Line Preview DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Spring Position Preview: An offensive line with a whole new interior

Oregon ranked among top Big Ten schools in 2024, per Athlon Sports It’s ranking season in the world of college football, and while spring practices have either just begun or are getting set to begin in the next couple of weeks across the nation, publications are making a point to get their last “pre-spring” rankings out into the ether. We’ve done the same here at Ducks Wire, giving you our projected Preseason Top 25, our way-too-early Big Ten Power Rankings, and our Big Ten schedule rankings, among other things. Now let’s take a look at how one of the most respected publications in college football history - Athlon Sports - sees things. This past week, Athlon released their Big Ten Power Rankings ahead of the spring season. With four new additions from the West Coast, let’s take a look at how everyone slots in before spring ball gets off of the ground. Oregon Ducks ranked among top Big Ten teams in 2024, per Athlon Sports DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks have been ranked as one of the top teams in the Big Ten Conference going into the 2024 season, according to Athlon Sports.

Chinedu Onyeagoro Ready to Get Back to Eugene One of Oregon's most intriguing EDGE targets previews his return visit to Eugene this weekend. https://www.si.com/college/oregon/recruiting/chinedu-onyeagoro-ready-to-get-back-to-eugene

For the first time since November, 247Sports updated its Top247 for the Class of 2025. Of Oregon's five commitments in the 2025 class, four made the Top247 cut, including four-star WRs Dallas Wilson and Adrian Wilson, quarterback Akili Smith Jr., and EDGE rusher Matthew Johnson. Only three-star OL Chavez Thompson did not make the list. Currently, Oregon's 2025 class is No. 12 overall in the Composite Team scores, trailing Tennessee and landing just ahead of Texas Tech. In the Top247 team rankings, Oregon is No. 15 overall, trailing Iowa but ahead of Texas. In this article, DuckTerritory.com breaks down the movement from all five Oregon commits in the most recent Top247 update. Where Oregon commits rank in updated Top247 for 2025 class 247SPORTS.COM Find out where Oregon's commits ranked in the updated Top247.

Four offensive position battles worth tracking during spring practice Oregon will open spring football one week from today. Here are four offensive position battles worth keeping an eye on when workouts get underway next week. Four offensive position battles worth tracking during spring practice 247SPORTS.COM Oregon will open spring football one week from today. Here are four offensive position battles worth keeping an eye on when workouts get underway next week.

Find out why the lovable Oregon Ducks' mascot is who he is and why he dons green & yellow every Saturday in the fall. Oregon's state flower is the wild grape which blooms beautiful yellow flowers every spring. In 1893, UO students voted to adopt the flower's yellow as their school color. Believe it or not, with how often the team wears the color, green was never officially voted in as one of Oregon's school colors. However, it has been used so frequently alongside the yellow that it has nearly become the primary color for the Ducks. Why is Oregon called the Ducks? And why are they green and yellow? AUTZENZOO.COM Find out why the lovable Oregon Ducks' mascot is who he is and why he dons green & yellow every Saturday in the fall. As sportswriters proliferated the name it became codified in both local and national consciousness as synonymous with Oregon’s teams.This de facto status as the University of Oregon’s mascot led athletic director Leo Harris to seek out an official representation of a duck for the school. That desire led to the handshake deal in 1947 between Harris and Walt Disney which linked UO to Donald Duck. The informal arrangement allowed Oregon to use Donald’s likeness for its mascot for free as long as it was used in a reputable manner. The cartoon mogul’s studio produced several versions of Donald for the school over the next two decades, until Disney’s death in 1966 led his estate and the school to realize the lack of any formal contract. Over the next seven years, the two parties worked to create a written agreement outlining the terms of Donald’s continued use as Oregon’s official duck representative. Donald would slowly evolve into the webfooted mascot that currently patrols Autzen Stadium, Hayward Field, and Matthew Knight Arena. After the agreement with Disney, early attempts were made to create a Donald costume to serve as the team’s mascot at games and university events.

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Earlier this week, The Athletic came out with their annual head coaching rankings for college football, ordering who they believe are the best 25 guys in the nation going into the new season. The rankings were released by well-respected journalists Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman. Surely, Dan Lanning, the rising coaching star who was considered one of the top names to take over for Nick Saban at Alabama this past year, would be ranked prominently, right? He’s 22-5 in his two years leading the Oregon Ducks, with a pair of top-10 recruiting classes and a handful of dominant wins in his short career as a head coach. Is Dan Lanning being underrated as a head coach going into 2024? DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning is not viewed as a top-25 coach in 2024 per the latest rankings from The Athletic.

Dan Lanning adds coaches to Oregon's staff, shows all-in commitment